Hotel Bethlehem is hosting a fall mead dinner with our friends at Colony Meadery on Wednesday, October 29th. The dinner, which features four courses paired with four meads, starts at 6:30pm and is $65 per person (sans tax/tip). In a press release, Hotel Bethlehem’s chef Michael Adams commented, “As someone who has enjoyed mead for many years, I’m happy for its current resurgence, and am excited to have a meadery in the Lehigh Valley. Partnering with Colony Meadery has challenged out hotel’s culinary team to create unique pairings with their high-quality mead, and will allow us to expose our guests to this delightful beverage.”
Check out the menu below:
Pre-dinner cocktail:
created using Colony’s Straight, No Chaser mead (13% ABV)
First Course:
Puree of chestnut soup
with maitake mushrooms, white truffle cream
Paired with: 9.5%The Earle made with Earl Grey tea and garden herbs (9.5% ABV)
Second Course:
Liberty Gardens hebalicious greens
with local apple, Vermont blue 7-apple cider vinaigrette
Paired with: Pikwant Field strawberry kiwi mead (9.5% ABV)
Third Course:
Roasted duck breast
with vanilla bean butternut puree, kohlrabi, crispy lotus root
Paired with: Woofiedog dry-hopped mead (9.5% ABV)
Fourth Course:
Pear Butter Pain Perdu
with hazelnut brittle
Paired with: Buzzzzz Honey wine with coffee (7.5%)
For reservations contact Hotel Bethlehem at 610-625-2219 or email them at restaurants@hotelbethlehem.com.
